Mathurapur, South 24 Parganas

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Mathurapur
Census Town
Mathurapur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Mathurapur Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°07′13″N88°23′39″E / 22.1203°N 88.3943°E / 22.1203; 88.3943
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Mathurapur I
Area
• Total	5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,797
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743354
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mandirbazar (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Mathurapur is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Mathurapur police station in the Mathurapur I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

Hooghly River

Jatar Deul

T

Lakshmikantapur

R

Baribhanga Abad

R

Raidighi

R

Lalpur

CT

Purba Ranaghat

CT

Mathurapur

CT

Krishna Chandrapur

CT

Krishnapur

R

Mandirbazar

R

Purba Bishnupur

CT

Bangsidharpur

CT

Chandpur

CT

Magrahat

CT

Bilandapur

CT

Swangrampur

CT

Dihi Kalas

CT

Uttar Kalas

CT

Nainan

CT

Shyampur

CT

Dhamua

CT

Baneswarpur

R

Bamna

CT

Kalikapota

CT

Uttar Kusum

CT

Barijpur

CT

Usthi

CT

Ghola Noapara

CT

Uttar Bishnupur

CT

Sirakol

CT

Ajodhyanagar

CT

  

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Mathurapur is located at 22°07′13″N88°23′39″E / 22.1203°N 88.3943°E / 22.1203; 88.3943 . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mathurapur had a total population of 7,797, of which 3,970 (51%) were males and 3,827 (49%) were females. There were 874 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Mathurapur was 5,722 (82.65% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Mathurapur police station covers an area of 115 km². It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mathurapur I CD block. ^{[7] [8]}

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Mathurapur I CD block are located at PO Mathurapur. ^[9]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Mathurapur covered an area of 5.0169 km². Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Mathurapur Road 2 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells. It had 736 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had a family welfare centre in the town and a nursing home 0.5 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Ramnagar 1 km away. An important commodity it produced was paddy. ^[10]

Social scenario

According to the District Human Development Report for the South 24 Parganas, “The district is typically at the lower rung of the ladder in terms of district per capita income compared to other districts of West Bengal... This place also houses the largest proportion of backward people compared to the state... So far as the crime scenario is concerned the economically weaker group, i.e. the women and children, suffer the most in this district.” ^[11]

Transport

Mathurapur is on the State Highway 1. ^[12]

Mathurapur Road railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. ^{[12] [13]}

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005–06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily. ^[14]

Education

Mathurapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1923. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[15]

Bhetkipur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1945. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[16]

Healthcare

Mathurapur Rural Hospital at Mathurapur, with 60 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mathurapur I CD block. ^[17]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
7. "Mathurapur". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
8. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
9. "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
10. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029:Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
11. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Pages 202-203, Chapter 7: Human Security and Vulnerability. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
12. Google maps
13. "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
14. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata" . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
15. "Mathurapur High School". EduGorilla. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
16. "Bhetkipur High School". EduGorilla. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
17. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 November 2019.